mysteriously nonfunctioning script - very simple

Sean McIlroy wrote:
> Fair enough. Here's the verbose version:> > ######################################################################> from time import sleep,time,localtime> > wakeuptime = (7,00) > ## I WANT TO BE WOKEN UP AT 7AM (FOR EXAMPLE)> > onehourlater = (wakeuptime[0]+1, wakeuptime[1]) > ## ONE HOUR LATER THAN THAT IS 8AM> > while not wakeuptime < localtime(time())[3:5] < onehourlater: sleep(3)    > ## CHECK THE CURRENT TIME EVERY 3 SECONDS, AND IF IT'S NOT BETWEEN> ## 7AM AND 8AM, GO BACK TO SLEEP FOR ANOTHER 3 SECONDS> > ## CONTROL NEVER REACHES THIS POINT> ######################################################################> 

Works for me in the following slightly-adjusted form (easier for testing):

def alarm(wakeuptime):
     #wakeuptime = input('hours: '), input('minutes: ')
     onehourlater = (wakeuptime[0]+1, wakeuptime[1])
     while not wakeuptime < localtime(time())[3:5] < onehourlater:
         sleep(3)
     print 'PLAY A SOUND FILE'
     print localtime(time())[3:5]

  >>> localtime(time())
  (2005, 3, 26, 11, 37, 58, 5, 85, 0)
  >>> alarm((11,38))
  PLAY A SOUND FILE
  (11, 39)
  >>>>>> import sys>>> sys.version
  '2.4 (#60, Nov 30 2004, 11:49:19) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)]'
  >>> sys.platform
  'win32'
  >>>

Michael